Family name Etta (Etta 
, אטה 
, Этта 
) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Etta is habitual in Cameroon, where it is quite a rare surname, Israel, and Nigeria. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Nigeria, Cameroon, and India. Also, Etta is the forename as well as the last name.